1969-11-13 Paisley, Scotland, UK
Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, he starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film Dracula 2000 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire with Christian Bale (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life with Angelina Jolie (2003) before playing André Marek in the adaptation of Michael Crichton's science fiction adventure Timeline (2003). He then was cast as Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera, with Emmy Rossum; it earned him a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. Butler gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film 300. That role earned him nominations for an Empire Award for Best Actor and a Saturn Award for Best Actor and a win for MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. He voiced Stoick the Vast in the critically and commercially successful How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019). Also in the 2010s, he portrayed Secret Service agent Mike Banning in the action thriller series Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen and the upcoming Night Has Fallen. He played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, and Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher.
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Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin | King Kula (voice) | 2025-06-28 |
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Plane | Brodie Torrance | 2023-01-12 |
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Kandahar | Tom Harris | 2023-05-25 |
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Last Seen Alive | Will Spann | 2022-05-12 |
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Copshop | Bob Viddick | 2021-09-09 |
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Greenland | John Garrity | 2020-07-29 |
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Love Reaches Everywhere | 2020-05-30 | |
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Stoick (voice) | 2019-01-03 |
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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming | Stoick the Vast (voice) | 2019-10-25 |
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Angel Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2019-08-21 |
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The Vanishing | James | 2019-01-04 |
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Hunter Killer | Captain Joe Glass | 2018-10-19 |
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Den of Thieves | Det. Nicholas O'Brien | 2018-01-18 |
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Geostorm | Jake Lawson | 2017-10-12 |
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A Family Man | Dane Jensen | 2016-09-13 |
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Gods of Egypt | Set | 2016-02-25 |
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London Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2016-03-02 |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Stoick (voice) | 2014-06-05 |
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Discovering Mavericks | Self | 2013-11-01 |
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Olympus Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2013-03-20 |
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Movie 43 | Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday") | 2013-01-24 |
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Chasing Mavericks | Frosty Hesson | 2012-10-25 |
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Playing for Keeps | George | 2012-11-29 |
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Machine Gun Preacher | Sam Childers | 2011-09-23 |
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Coriolanus | Tullus Aufidius | 2011-02-14 |
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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury | Stoick the Vast (voice) | 2011-11-15 |
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How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick the Vast (voice) | 2010-03-18 |
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The Bounty Hunter | Milo Boyd | 2010-03-16 |
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Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon | Stoick (voice) | 2010-10-14 |
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Law Abiding Citizen | Clyde Alexander Shelton | 2009-10-15 |
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Tales of the Black Freighter | The Mariner (voice) | 2009-03-24 |
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The Ugly Truth | Mike Chadway | 2009-07-24 |
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Gamer | Kable | 2009-09-03 |
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Nim's Island | Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover | 2008-04-03 |
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RocknRolla | One-Two | 2008-09-04 |
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Butterfly on a Wheel | Neil Randall | 2007-07-27 |
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Reiði guðanna | Self | 2007-05-06 |
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300 | King Leonidas | 2007-03-07 |
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P.S. I Love You | Gerry | 2007-11-15 |
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Guilty Hearts | Peter | 2006-01-01 |
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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula | Prefect Cassius Chaerea | 2005-06-15 |
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Beowulf & Grendel | Beowulf | 2005-09-14 |
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The Game of Their Lives | Frank Borghi | 2005-04-22 |
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Dear Frankie | The Stranger | 2004-05-18 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom | 2004-12-08 |
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | Terry Sheridan | 2003-07-21 |
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Timeline | Andre Marek | 2003-11-26 |
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Reign of Fire | Creedy | 2002-07-09 |
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Shooters | Jackie Junior | 2002-01-25 |
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Please! | Peter (as Gerry Butler) | 2001-05-04 |
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Jewel of the Sahara | Captain Charles Belamy | 2001-06-28 |
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Attila | Atila the Hun | 2001-01-01 |
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Dracula 2000 | Dracula | 2000-12-22 |
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Harrison's Flowers | Chris Kumac | 2000-09-23 |
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The Cherry Orchard | Yasha | 1999-01-01 |
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One More Kiss | Sam | 1999-09-18 |
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Little White Lies | Peter | 1998-06-17 |
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Fast Food | Jacko | 1998-10-09 |
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Tale of the Mummy | Burke | 1998-03-19 |
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Mrs Brown | Archie Brown | 1997-07-18 |
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Tomorrow Never Dies | Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire | 1997-12-11 |
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Afterburn | ||
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Remote Control | Michael Rafter | |
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Hair of the Dog | Mr. P | |
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Just Watch Me | Riley Wolfe | |
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All-Star Weekend | Russian Gymnast Fan | |
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Greenland: Migration | John Garrity | |
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera | Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien | |
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Night Has Fallen | Mike Banning | |
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In the Hand of Dante |
